According to Tourism Research Australia data, the Queensland’s tourism industry already generates $23 billion a year and contributes 7.5 per cent of gross state product. It supports approximately 220,000 jobs representing one in every 11 positions and could be set to create another 20,000 jobs over the next four years with the State Government’s new action plan.
Year 11 Helensvale State High School student Declan Keen is relishing the opportunity to pursue a school-based traineeship with one his favourite retailers, City Beach at Helensvale.
Indigenous employment has received a healthy boost following news that 12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have graduated from mining traineeships in Queensland.
CS energy has announced that its apprenticeship and traineeship program will continue to operate in 2016, with 18 people getting the chance to earn a nationally recognised qualification at the company this year.
Businesses should offer more apprenticeships and traineeships to counter high youth unemployment in the state, according to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ).
Queensland’s apprentices and trainees are set to receive a boost, as the state government introduces a new bill that is designed to strengthen the vocational education and training (VET) sector.
The Queensland government has announced a $5.5 million funding package for tourism and events, with the Gold Coast set to receive the largest proportion of
Ipswich’s youth unemployment rate is among the highest in the state, but a local MP believes apprenticeships and traineeships could be part of the answer.
The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has welcomed BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance’s (BMA) focus on Indigenous employment initiatives in the state.
A new initiative aimed at boosting Indigenous employment in Queensland will result in 14 women beginning traineeships at Thiess and Wesfarmers.
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